The Story of Rock and Roll Radio Show

9E28 went out live from the TSORR Myoli Beach studio on 9 July 2026.  It's quite a diverse show, something here for everybody. One of those shows where I just had too much music and not enough time. Rock and Metal Time Machine had far too many interesting things happening for me to squeeze into an hour.  For the next few weeks in The Diabolical Challenge, we'll look at final albums made...

S9E27 went out live from the TSORR Myoli Beach studio on 2 July 2026.  The show was dedicated to American rock and metal in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the USA this weekend, 4 July 2026.  American music changed my life; I am forever grateful for every amazing, in some cases life-changing, USA band I ever heard.   The Diabolical Challenge featured four bands with the bass, drums, lead s...

S9E26 went out live from the TSORR Myoli Beach studio on 25 June 2026.  We took a listen to a brand-new track from the Rolling Stones and Mastodon called 'Your Ghost Again', the Diabolical Challenge, featured four bands with the bass, drums, lead singer, and twin lead guitarist format, and played tracks off albums from Judas Priest, Scorpions, Def Leppard, and Iron Maiden. I had an inter...

Welcome to the Story of Rock and Roll radio show. S9E25 went out on 18 June 2026 Live from the TSORR Myoli Beach studio on 18 June 2026.  It was a great show, thoroughly enjoyed it, time flies when you are having fun.  If you want to make contact join the TSORR Whatsapp group, DM me on TSORR Facebook page or on X and I can add you.  It's always great to hear from listeners.  Check out the web...

S9E24 went out on 11 June 2026, live from TSORR Myoli Beach Studios in the Western Cape. The Diabolical Challenge threw us straight into difficult choices with four absolute legends: Soundgarden , Black Sabbath , Led Zeppelin , and Van Halen . As always, choosing one was a bitch. In the Immortals slot, as promised last week, we fired up Metallica with the epic instrumental “Orion” from Master of P...

S9E23 went out on the 4th of June 2026, LIVE from the TSORR Myoli Beach Studios in the Western Cape.  It wasgreat to be back in the studio and cranking the volume again this week. It’s also the beginning of my birth week, and I was celebrating myself hard!    The Diabolical Challenge took us straight into blues-rock heaven with four absolute legends — all killer three-piece bands (guitar, bass, dr...

S9E23 went out on the 28th of May 2026, LIVE from the TSORR Myoli Beach Studios in the Western Cape.  It was awesome to be back in the studio and cranking the volume again this week.   The Diabolical Challenge took us deep into the heart of South African rock with four absolute classic albums: Fokofpolisiekar , Springbok Nude Girls , Saron Gas , and Piet Botha . Proper local legends and some serio...

S9E21 went out on the 21st of May 2026 LIVE from the TSORR Myoli Beach Studios in the Western Cape. It was great to be back doing the show after last week's Wisdom Teeth episode.  The Diabolical Challenge featured four bands from Germany: Scorpions, Accept, Rammstein, and Michael Schenker Group.  In the Immortals slot, we had a great tribute to Ronnie James Dio, who passed away this week back...

Regarding S9E20, the live Story of Rock and Roll Radio Show for 14th of May 2026, could not be recorded due to me being in the hospital, having wisdom teeth out, and not getting home in time to be able to do the show. I stitched together (excuse the pun) three of the latest one-hour TSORR Turbo shows that take place on Bulldogs Radio for an hour every Friday.  I hope it will suffice for this week....

S9E19 went out live from the TSORR Studio on Myoli Beach on 7 May 2026 at 18h00 on Bulldogs Radio. This show nearly didn't happen due to 48 hours' worth of power outages and Orange Category 8 storms along the Garden Route coast.  I managed to just scrounge enough sun to get some power into the batteries, and this is the result.  Check out the website: www.thestoryofrockandroll.com — all...

S9E19 went out live from the TSORR Studio on Myoli Beach on 30 Apr 2026 at 18h00 on Bulldogs Radio.  The show marks the anniversary of the passing of my Border Collie Jaxxy, who was my ever-present companion for 13 years.  Without getting carried away, the show respectfully paid tribute to this most special boy.   We had new releases from Foo Fighters, The Pretty Reckless, Sepultura, and At the Ga...

S9E17 went out live from TSORR Studios on Myoli Beach on the 23rd of April 2026. It was a fun show. Just be aware that after the first song, there's a gap where my microphone didn't work when I was doing the intro announcement. I fix it next song, so as they say "Do Not adjust Your Set".  It gives you time to think about how wonderful the music is going to be.   Artists feature...

S9E 16 of The Story of Rock and Roll radio show went out live from the TSORR studio in Myoli Beach on the 16th of April 2026. It was a tough show for me, very emotional. It was dedicated to Nigel Stock, a friend and business partner, a mentor, an inspiration, and an exceptional human being who befriended me 33 years ago.   Nigel passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, 11 April 2026, and I am forever...

S9E15 went out live from the TSORR Studio on Myoli Beach on 9 Apr 2026 at 19h00 on Bulldogs Radio.  The podcast is great, but the live show was a struggle because of the internet failure, and the whole Garden Route went down. Then it came back, and it went down for about half an hour, and you just lose your momentum with the live audience. The joys of a country that refuses to allow us to have Sta...

S9E14 went out live from TSORR Studios in Myoli Beach on the 2nd of April 2026. It was a great show; I thoroughly enjoyed it after missing last week's show due to a family medical situation and a disastrous Airbnb experience. It was super to be back behind the mic, and I used the show to recount some of the stories, the adventures, and the highlights of the trip. There was a very funny and in...

Please accept my apologies for no live show this week.  I am in Paarl in the Western Cape, bought my little Border Collie and 3 other dogs on a 6-hour trip from Sedgefield, she had to have a CT scan to see if she can have a tumour on her liver removed.  The CT scan went fine, she goes in today for the op, but the person I booked accommodation with has double booked us, and we are getting thrown ou...

S9E12 went out live from the TSORR Studio on Myoli Beach on 19 Mar 2026 at 19h00 on Bulldogs Radio.  It was a great show, upbeat and full of fun, despite the drama that seems to surround us these days.  The sad passing of Motörheads Phil Campbell at the age of 64 took me by surprise, so we paid our respects to Phil.  I had a great interview with Mark Biagio of the Fismits and listened to his brand...

S9E11 went out live from the TSORR Studio on Myoli Beach on 12 Mar 2026 at 19h00 on Bulldogs Radio.  It was a strange show. Audience numbers are dwindling on Bulldogs, and now that I have shut down Rebel Rock, I may have to rethink. I'll see how long we can keep this thing going for, but I suspect I will have to find another home for the Live show soon.   The one thing that didn't work w...

S9E10 went out live from the TSORR Studio on Myoli Beach on 5 Mar 2026 at 19h00 on Bulldogs Radio.  Tough show, the music was great, but technically it was a nightmare.  I have fixed it and spliced it together; there may be a few blank places where the mic cut out. Hang in there, it will come back.  Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks.  We wrapped up the 2nd playoff for the Diabolical Chal...

This rock review, done about three years ago on Rebel Rock Radio, was never put up as a podcast, however by request I've added it here.  Queensrÿche are an amazing band, enjoy! The Story of Rock and Roll.  TSORR - Your one-stop shop for Rock

S9E9 went out live from the TSORR Studio on Myoli Beach on 26 Feb 2026 at 19h00 on Bulldogs Radio.  We had new stuff from Black Label Society, U2, and newish from Joe Bonamassa. The Diabolical Challenge this week was one of the best in TSORR history, forty-one minutes of four of the greatest artists ever on their most wonderful (imho) Live albums.  Just wow!     Check out the website: www.thestory...

S9E8 went out live from the TSORR Studio on Myoli Beach on 19 Feb 2026 at 19h00 on Bulldogs Radio.  Check out the list below for artists featured.   We played the brand new Arch Enemy, and it’s awesome, Lauren Hart sounds amazing.  The Diabolical Challenge is heating up. We had four single live albums this week:  AC/DC, Judas Priest, Motörhead, and The Stranglers.    Please do vote on the Diabolic...

S9E7 went out live from the TSORR Studio on Myoli Beach on 12 Feb 2026 at 19h00 on Bulldogs Radio.  It was a very cool show, we had a lot of fun, lots of classic rock, check out the list below for artists featured below.   The interview with Anton Edwards was wonderful, what a songwriter. Check out his new song half way through the show.  Please do vote on the Diabolical Challenge every week on Th...

S9E6 went out live from the TSORR Studio on Myoli Beach on 5 Feb 2026 at 19h00 on Bulldogs Radio.  Things are back to normal down here, and it's a bit quiet in the studio without my daughter, but I had a great show regardless, lots of fun in the chat groups. The Diabolical Challenge featured the first 4 of 16 live albums that will go into the quarterfinal in week 10. Votes were tied for Framp...

S9E5 went out live from the TSORR Studio on Myoli Beach on 29 January 2026 at 19h00 on Bulldogs Radio.  It's a great show. Once again, I have my daughter with me in the studio; this time, we were a bit more out of control.  The whole 3 hours went very quickly.  The Diabolical Challenge first-quarter final played out and we have a winner.  You can hear it play out around 120 min in.    The hig...